Chapter 36: A great beginning

Everyone including, the knights, the maids, Tim and Chief Wiggins were shocked. What did they just see? The King was kneeling?! Is this how marriage proposals are supposed to be made? This was the first time they had seen such a thing. Usually, women didn't have a choice. Their parents chose a strong, reliable husband who could take care of them, and that was that. Sometimes they would be lucky if it was the man that they loved. Marriage usually involves politics and power...